How a Dutch explorer's antipodean muddle changed the course of world history Exactly 380 years ago a Dutch explorer found Tasmania but didn't spot a far larger prize to the north ...

“The Indian Ocean is the only ocean that has the monsoon winds,” Kaplan explained when talking about his 2010 book Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power. “Because of the ...

On July 1, 1942, a U.S. submarine torpedoed the SS Montevideo Maru, not knowing it was carrying Allied captives. When the ...

Dutch explorers courted disaster in efforts to find a Northwest Passage “Icebound” tells the story of 16th-century navigator William Barents, whose crews tested the limits of human endurance ...

Nunavut RCMP say two Dutch explorers who were on an expedition to study sea ice in the Arctic are presumed drowned. Police say a distress signal went off Wednesday and a chartered aircraft flew to ...

The New Explorers Guide to Dutch Digital Culture is a combination phonebook and wiki for all things digital art and culture in the Netherlands. Virtueel Platform, a Dutch e-culture knowledge institute ...

Dutch explorer William Barents and his crew made a key discovery while they were stuck in the Arctic over the winter of 1596-97: Polar bears are difficult to kill. At first, ...

VEEPS: Live concerts. Zero travel. Unlimited access. Now in Canada. Exclusive 30% discount with Canoe >> VEEPS: Live concerts. Zero travel. Unlimited access. Now in Canada.

A Dutch husband and wife team are crossing Australia on their around-the-world trip in their 1915 Model T, ... Dutch explorers drive 130,000km around the world in 1915 Ford Model T.

The Atlas of Living Australia added its 30 millionth species occurrence record last week, making it the largest collection of rich information on Australia's plants, animals and fungi.